Editors Comment

ON FORM, and on paper, it seems Police and Tabadamu are bolters for top honours at this week’s Marist 7s rugby tournament at the National Stadium in Suva. They’ve had a sort of love-hate relationship...

20th March

Colourful powders will be the order of the day for Hindus around the world as they celebrate Holi, the annual festival of colours this week. The festival is often referred to as New Year celebration for Hindus. It’s when Hindus come together to share a common theme. It is about colour, religious songs and the...

19th March

THE Pesh Imam of the Maunatul Islam Association of Fiji, Alim Muhiyideen Shah Faizi had no qualms about his message in the wake of the terror killings in Christchurch on Friday last week. There is no place for violence, terrorism or killing in the name of religion! The Islamic cleric made the comment yesterday while...

18th March

The death count has risen in the wake of the Christchurch massacre. As messages of support for families of the victims, and strong condemnation of the killing spree that continues to grip the world, pour into New Zealand, we are drawn into a web of overwhelming sadness, anger, frustration and uncertainty. In the face of...

17th March

THERE can be no doubts about the impact the horrific killings in mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand on Friday have had on the world. It made the headlines around the world, including on BBC and CNN. It emphasised the fact that the global community is very tightly linked, and the world is quite small with...

16th March

Why did it happen? How could it happen? We are not supposed to be hearing of such shocking news! Not in our region! Aren’t we supposed to be part of a region that values life? We are rich in history, culture and tradition. We value family among many other things. What happened yesterday in Christchurch,...

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15th March

ROAD safety campaigns are nothing new for us. In fact they aren’t a brand new concept. For as long as we have had roads, we’ve probably had equal attention on road safety. There has to be a balance anyway. The challenge though is getting that balance, when road users appreciate the need for vigilance and...